The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-15
GOSSIP AND COMMENT.
THIS CORRESPONDENTS CHOICE FOR
PRESIDENT.

| PkESlDENl.
Wishing thnt the press and Banner
NAV Secure Valuable C0ntrsbu
ti0ns for the Prizes OEcred.--H
WnShingtOa Man OH his Native
Heath, and Welcomed back to fht
Place of his Hirih.--Many Other
Matters.
Crops are fine. ,,
We have the promise of n cotton bloom
Blaciherrics arc being brought into th'
! COmmencement is nearly on us. Come t'
! the feast of letters, friends.
| We hone your prize on the model neWSpa
per will draw number OF essays. ines
would make interesting col umns In the iTeS
and Banner at the proper time, -....
Prof. Lee Is tukng excellent pictures now
| the very best he has ever made. He is sue
ceedng, admirably in taKing i; ,a cnliarehs ,n PIC
The crops so far have been worked with me
greatest ease; cotton and corn are LOOKING
| finc. The Oat crop is better than expected
Wheat will average about threeiourths Oh
Mr. Branch Haddon has been lyihg very IL
at his fathers for several days.
MIR. Ibzan Bell, our tasty and excellent
painter has just finished up q neat Jop lol
Mr. II. Wrenn and Mr.. Ibzan Bell &C
next week to paint Mr.. oliver Branyon's
house. They expect TO give him neat loo.
Mrs Power OF Little Mountain died las,
week. She was young woman ana ie't g
husband and several small children ADroth
er and two sisters have died out OF this family
during the lasttwelve months; IiS; r,,o,,, lo,,;o
We have received copy OF the Toledo como
Blade. 1t is strongly Republican, and IS busy
making candidate for the next Republican
national convention. It wants TO know oul
first choice out OF iEine %nvs o ench cboce dn
We prefer Grover. He has been goou enough
for us. SO we Will not waste postal card on
the Blade.
The Bible Society meeting was I'm interest
ing one. though not large. We noticed that
your able correspondent, B. G.. D., was an In
tereSted attendant, and contributed literally
to the cause, and also gave yon good &C
count of the meeting, hence we deSiSt.
Messrs. II, +. Bonner and Don; Brownlee
each are having some neat wall-paperinS
done. Mr.. Brice ClinkscaleS is also to have
lob of the same kind done. Our people arc
Mr.. Steel Brice is home again, enjoying the
society of the family circle.
Rev. John #. Chalmers spent several days
in town last week He left for Greenwood
MIR. John johnson of Washington. D. G.. an
occasional correspondent OF the Press ana
Banner, is visiting the town OF his nativity
He expects to remain until after commence,
ment His family expect TO join him here
shortly. We are glad to see. our friend IN our
midst again. Weexpect something good from
him as medal orator.
We are glad to note that the Press and Ban
ner Is staunch prohibition paper and is u.s.
ing It's influence on the right side. In our
Judgment this is the winning side. We see
that George William Curtis THINKS mat II
will play the wild with the Republicans in
the next election.
Messrs. Hayne McDil, Cater and White
were up from Abbeville and worshiped in the
Associate Reformed church last Sabbath:
MIR. Allen McAdams took 10i pounds OF
honey from three bee gums. Hegot AZ pounds
from one hive.
The cotton looks cooked this (Mondayl
morning from the last three days cold east
winds. It looks as If light frost might have
Mr., John Thomas Haddon and family were
in town several days last week on account ol
the illness and death of Miss Mittie Haddon,
their neice,
Miss EllaV. Miller is home again in excel
The young ladies and young gentlemen o.
Due West who have been teaching abroad
are gathering in town again preparatory To
the annual literary festival.
DR.. Wideman, who has been unwell for
some time, has gone down to make some lit
tie stay with his brother-in in-law, Hon. j: r.
Bradley, and to drink mineral water we
hope he will rapidly gain his strength taken
away by spell Of dysentery.
II you have not paid your town tax do SO
Immediately. You may yet save the penalty
as the treasurer, MT. b. Y. Dufre ~ quite
obliging.
One Of the largest attended funerals here in
some time was that OF Miss Mittie Haddon OF
Florida. She died Of a complication of con
sumption and discntery. President Kennedy
received telegram from her father telling
him to bury her here for the present. Mr.
John Thomas Haddon is her grandfather
DR.. w. NJ. Grier preached the funeral in the
A.. R. P. church just before regular service;
Sabbath morning. She was then laid TO rest
and the young ladies of the college strewed
her grave with flowers. President Kennedy
said, ~ feel called upon.to make one remark
If we had been asked TO select one out OF our
little band that we thought prepared for the
summons, we would not have passed her by
whom you have just laid 10 rest" She had
been sick for some little time but only bad for
nor seen the face Of loved ones there In two
years. ,,,,,
his friend, Mr.. L. l.. Abcrcrombie.
We have taken another look ut DIR. CoWan's
curosities 1t will pay you to see them. The
Doctor is getting up something of a museum
He already has quite an interesting COLLECTION
from differeat points in the United states
Prof. Hood is taking an interest i'll classifying
them.
Prof. J. H. Presley brought back q fine
pointer dog. He has named 1t "Pope," and
confidently expects 1t to excel oil others
There are number of fine bird dogs in town
now, and considerablcrivalryis is expected next
fall
President Kennedy has had all his oat fields
about town planted in corn. He believes in
the cereal.
VIM. Harvey Clinkscales cut 400 dozen
wheat from 40 acres. Those who have seen II
regard it very fine and say that it will make
400 bushels.
last Friday evening the following gentlemen
were elected honorary members: Capt w. G
Roddy, Rock Hill. S. G., Capt. w: c. McGow'
an, AbbevlIe. >. G.. Henry Grady, Atlanta
nf 7 q
willie, Ga. These are ali typical Americans In
their young manhood.